Assistant Practitioner

3 weeks ago


Peterborough, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

If you love to be challenged, then a role in our Intermediate Care Unit might be right for you. If you are looking for a dynamic role where you are able to showcase your high level of patient care, as well as your strong team work ethic, this is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate added value in a challenging environment. You will need to have strong organisational skills, promoting personal growth and development. We are always on the lookout for enthusiastic, reliable staff who want to learn new skills and have a thirst for knowledge. If you are passionate about delivering a high-quality service to patients and relatives, then this position might be just right for you.
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If you love to be challenged, then a role in our Intermediate Care Unit might be right for you. If you are looking for a dynamic role where you are able to showcase your high level of patient care, as well as your strong team work ethic, this is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate added value in a challenging environment.
You will need to have strong organisational skills, promoting personal growth and development. We are always on the lookout for enthusiastic, reliable staff who want to learn new skills and have a thirst for knowledge. If you are passionate about delivering a high-quality service to patients and relatives, then this position might be just right for you.

Cambridgeshire & Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health & social care organisation dedicated to providing high quality care with compassion to improve the health & wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting & empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services not only via inpatient and primary care setting but also with the community. These services include Children, Adult & Older Peoples mental & physical health, Forensic & Specialist mental health, Learning Disabilities, Primary Care & Liaison psychiatry, Substance misuse, Social care, Research & Development.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
- To work autonomously under the direction of a registered practitioner within the Intermediate Care Team.
- To assess for, plan and implement and evaluate therapy interventions, such as exercise programmes (group or individual), provision of mobility aids, measuring and fitting adaptive equipment, minor and major adaptations.
- Promoting independence and wherever possible to avoid hospital admission and reduce inpatient length of stay to ensure those patients receive the appropriate care in the most appropriate setting.
- You will be responsible for ensuring equipment is used safely, following relevant training, and that it is maintained appropriately contributing to maintaining a safe, comfortable, and dignified environment for all patients/clients and carers.
- To effectively communicate verbally with patients, carers and colleagues using tact and persuasive skills. This may involve using skills where patients have difficulties in communication, e.g., hearing loss, diminished sight, depression, speech problems, cognitive impairment, behavioural problems, and pain.
- You will establish and maintain appropriate working relationships with patients, carers, colleagues, and other health care professionals, identifying when to refer into other services as appropriate. This will enable you to assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.



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